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Subject: [Leica] UK Steam trains / The Flying Scotsman
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Thu Aug 11 23:52:42 2005
References: <42F8B4A8.1030405@gmx.de> <3bfa37c72b8855f84cc768d1d250e6fa@mindspring.com>

Hi Craig , and thanks.
The Black 5 seems to be the most common preserved and restored loco in the 
UK.
At times there are three of them at the NYMR.
Looking forward to seeing your pix.
cheers
Douglas

Craig Zeni wrote:
> 
> On Aug 9, 2005, at 9:50 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
> 
>> For railway fans
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage
>>
>> Steam train pictures from last week, rather boring old tank engines, a 
>> common or garden Black 5, and the most beautiful (to me) locomotive 
>> ever built, the famous "Flying Scotsman".
>> Also - anathema for steam fans - a couple of diesels.
> 
> 
> Great stuff there...but methinks the Black 5s are simply great looking 
> locomotives.
> 
> I did some railfanning yesterday driving/swimming (thunderstorms!) 
> across Ohio...pix to follow.
> 
> CZ
> NC
> 
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In reply to: Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] UK Steam trains / The Flying Scotsman)
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